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Bar Rescue’s own Campbell’s Irish Pub is for sale

December 27, 2017

In 2014, we broke news that Bar Rescue would be using its infallible tactics of serving sliders and overly complicated Smirnoff Vodka shaker cocktails to save not one, but two Milwaukee bars. The first one, Y-N...

207 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Just Art’s Saloon

Caleb Westphal

December 22, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. "Was möchten Sie gerne?" the man behind the bar asked me as I sat down. "Ah, that's German, right?...

Move over, ramen joints: 8,000 poke places are coming to the East Side

Matt Wild

December 21, 2017

Back in October, we got bored one night and thought, "Why don't we eat at three East Side ramen joints and write a thing about it?" The resulting thing, "I experienced the magic of the 'grown-up' East Side by e...

7 hidden and underrated Milwaukee-area coffee shops

Catherine Jozwik

December 20, 2017

Nearly every caffeine junkie in the Milwaukee area has sipped a latte at a Colectivo, imbibed a dark roast at Stone Creek Coffee, and drank a Starbucks Frappuccino that could put them in a sugar coma. But Mi...

Hanson’s Mmmhops and 14 other beers brewed for (or by) musicians

Tyler Maas

December 17, 2017

There are currently more breweries and more beers than ever before. As a result of the unprecedented growth the industry has experienced, more brewers are crafting new beer at a staggering rate, and the lines b...

The year in Milwaukee food & drink: openings, closings, beer

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 15, 2017

On January 1, 2017, Bay View's venerable Midwest Diner closed. If there was a more fitting omen for the year to come, we're not aware of it. For the next 12 months it seemed hardly a week would go by without an...

206 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Gard’s

Caleb Westphal

December 15, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. This week I ventured to Gard's (7170 W Burleigh St., 414-442-4280). The restaurant and lounge is loca...

205 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Coach’s Pub ‘N’ Grill

Caleb Westphal

December 8, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. As I drove south on South 13th Street from Layton Avenue, I could see cars lined up on both sides of ...

Tucked Away: Milwaukee’s original Coney Island hot dog lives on at a Mexican restaurant in a pool hall

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

We tried to eat a Wendy’s Go Wrap at every Milwaukee Wendy’s during ‘The Wendy’s Big Show’

Josh Hoppert

December 6, 2017

Like you, we eat at Wendy's sometimes. Okay, we eat at Wendy's often. The fast-food staple is most famous for its freshly prepared burgers and that "Where's the beef?" lady, but its spicy chicken options are pl...

Here’s every conceivable thing you need to know about Milwaukee’s (and Wisconsin’s) first Shake Shack

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2017

In case you missed it here and at virtually every other publication in town, a Shake Shack will open in the Third Ward at 11 a.m. tomorrow (December 6). We're not usually the type to go unjustifiably crazy when...

Tucked Away: Lala’s Place treats Cudahy to authentic Mexican food, replica Brett Favre memorabilia

Tyler Maas

December 4, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

204 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Club Tavern (Menasha)

Caleb Westphal

December 1, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. The Friday after Thanksgiving became my third week in a row outside of Milwaukee for a fish fry. I ...

Monster Pizza MKE is closed, Oakland and Locust down to only four pizza places

Tyler Maas

November 30, 2017

Back in January, Milwaukee heralded the opening of Monster Pizza MKE. Finally! Pizza in the Oakland and Locust area! Big pizza! Our First Impression verdict at the time: Though Oakland Gyros isn't at risk of a...

First Impression: Birch + Butcher

Tommy Ciaccio

November 29, 2017

“Contemporary Midwest cuisine.” The chosen style of cuisine served at the new Birch + Butcher (459 E. Pleasant St., 414-323-7372) feels as amorphous and open a concept as the space the restaurant occupies. The ...

Rocket Baby Bakery’s Bay View Satellite has closed

Tyler Maas

November 29, 2017

After years of success in its flagship location in Wauwatosa, Rocket Baby Bakery became a full-fledged local franchise in early 2014 when the area cafe and bakery opened a second location in May of that year. A...

The science behind Wisconsin’s favorite food: cheese

Milwaukee Area Science Advocates

November 28, 2017

broadstreet.zone(61704); The following piece by Palak Pujara was originally published by Milwaukee Area Science Advocates. Wisconsin is known for its cheese, and rightfully so. It’s at our sporting events a...

City Lounge is celebrating a certain movie by transforming itself into “The Dagobahr”

Matt Wild

November 27, 2017

A long time ago (April 2016), in a galaxy far, far away (Cudahy), gold record-certified rapper Bubba Sparxxx performed at City Lounge. During the show, Milwaukee Record spies managed to have a good time listeni...

Black Friday is dumb, but at least there’s a Milwaukee Shake Shack opening soon

Matt Wild

November 24, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Are you enjoying your Black Friday? Of course you're not. It's an awful day. ...

203 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Moose Inn (Wautoma)

Caleb Westphal

November 24, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Each year in late November I have a tradition where I read books outside in the cold until I shiver...

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